ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Astra 2F & GSAT-10
Launched
September 28, 2012
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Astra 2F & GSAT-10 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 28, 2012. It was Arianespace's 206th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,244th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Astra 2F, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 35,840 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 37th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 206th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,244th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Astra 2F · NORAD 38778 · 2012-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-051A
- Epoch
- 2012-09-28 15:17:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27366111 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7278616
- Inclination
- 5.9633°
- Ascending node
- 154.5321°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1256°
- Mean anomaly
- 144.5943°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Astra 2F · NORAD 38778 · in orbit
- GSAT-10 · NORAD 38779 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L565 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Astra 2F is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, positioned at 28.2 degrees East. It provides digital TV, digital radio and multimedia services to the UK and Republic of Ireland. GSAT-10 is an Indian communication satellite operating at 83 degrees East to provide communication services to India.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
65th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 221st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Astra 2F & GSAT-10 launch?
Astra 2F & GSAT-10 launched on September 28, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Astra 2F & GSAT-10?
Coverage: Flight VA209 – Astra 2F / GSAT10 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Astra 2F & GSAT-10?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Astra 2F & GSAT-10 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Astra 2F & GSAT-10 reach?
Astra 2F, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 35,840 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did Astra 2F & GSAT-10 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).